The nurse provides a terminally ill client with dose of a newly prescribed pain medication. Shortly afterwards, the client experiences respiratory arrest and dies. Which of the following describes this client scenario?
1. Euthanasia
2. Assisted suicide
3. Intended effect
4. Double effect
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Double effect occurs when the intended use of a palliative therapy has the unintended effect of hastening a client's death. This is what occurred with the client and the pain medication. Euthanasia is the act of administering a lethal injection of medication with the intent to end another person's life. Assisted suicide is similar to euthanasia in that a health care provider assists another person to end his life. Intended effect is an intervention that has the outcome that was expected to occur.
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